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    in·ev·i·ta·bil·i·ty
    /inˌevədəˈbilədē/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being certain to happen: "there was an air of inevitability about the outcome"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inevitabilityInevitability Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : incapable of being avoided or evaded. an inevitable outcome. inevitability. i-ˌne-və-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. inevitableness. i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl-nəs. noun. Did you know? Absolutely Inevitable (Or Not) Inevitable can occasionally be found used as a noun (“the inevitable had come to pass”), but more frequently it is encountered as an adjective.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINEVITABILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INEVITABILITY definition: 1. the fact of being certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented: 2. the fact of being…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inevitabilityInevitability - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Inevitability is most often used to describe unavoidable grim things — like “the inevitability of disaster” or “the inevitability of war,” but it can also be used for more light-hearted purposes as well.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › inevitabilityINEVITABILITY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for INEVITABILITY: likelihood, inevitableness, certainty, probability, ineluctability, inexorability, relentlessness, inexorableness; Antonyms of INEVITABILITY: uncertainty, improbability, unlikelihood, preventability, doubtfulness, unlikeliness, dubiousness.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › inevitabilityInevitability - definition of inevitability by The Free...

    Define inevitability. inevitability synonyms, inevitability pronunciation, inevitability translation, English dictionary definition of inevitability. adj. 1. Impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen. See Synonyms at certain. 2. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: the inevitable...

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINEVITABILITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The inevitability of something is the fact that it is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › inevitabilityinevitability noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of inevitability noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINEVITABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    something that is certain to happen and cannot be prevented: Eventually the inevitable happened and he had a heart attack. Fewer examples. Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society. The eclipse of the ruling political party was inevitable. The factory closure is seemingly inevitable.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › inevitabilityINEVITABILITY - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "INEVITABILITY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › inevitability_ninevitability, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for inevitability is from 1649, in the writing of Jeremy Taylor, Church of Ireland bishop of Down and Connor and religious writer. inevitability is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: inevitable adj. See etymology.